Anitra Evans attended Florida A&M University where she received a BA in Theatre and a BS in Broadcast Journalism. She recently obtained her MFA in Directing at California Institute of the Arts. She received a scholarship from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and an internship with the Academy of Television, Arts and Sciences as a directing intern on the Emmy Award-winning show The West Wing. During her final year at CalArts, Evans wrote, produced, and directed her thesis film A Perfect Chaos, which delves into the issue of the ”down-low” phenomenon and its effects on the black family. The film screened at the 2006 Pan African Film Festival and aired on BETJ’s The Best Shorts. She’s currently the Film Services Manager at CalArts.